EYEWITNESS: Too hot…for democracy
In general, your Eyewitness doesn’t believe in politicians suing newspapers and other media for reporting on their sometimes-vilifying charges against their opponents. In a...
EYEWITNESS: The leaders…go to Washington
In the 1939 classic movie, “Mr Smith goes to Washington”, the idealistic but very naïve Jimmy Stewart wants to do a good deed for...
EYEWITNESS: Changes…in the Constitution
There are folks who’ve been stamping their feet and screaming “constitutional change or else!!” After our history with constitutional change in Guyana, you wonder...
EYEWITNESS: Desperately seeking…
…SOPs
Your Eyewitness can understand (not accept but “understand”) the PNC’s refusal to show their SoPs. It’s like you’re playing cards while cheating the whole...
EYEWITNESS: Can we talk…
…about what ails us?
The ERC recently sent out a notice to the public at large to solicit their views on “How do we improve...
EYEWITNESS: Criminal minds…
…in Guyana
It’s now been four months since the three West Berbice youths - first the Henry cousins Isaiah and Joel, then Haresh Singh -...
EYEWITNESS: Doom and gloom…
...naysayers
As the Irfan Ali PPP administration rolls out its development plan - as adumbrated in its Manifesto - your Eyewitness notes a troubling development....
EYEWITNESS: The Sanctimonious Gangster…
…and post NCM goings-on
If the PNC in general, and their leader David Granger in particular, are to be believed, it’s clear that we Guyanese...
Further support to sugar industry comes at a critical time – GAWU
The following is a letter by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU)
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), at this time,...
Eyewitness: Looting and grabbing…
…from the State
The word “loot” entered the English language directly (and unchanged) from the Hindi dialect the British encountered in North India in the...
Recent Articles
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Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar, visited the Plaisance Railway Embankment Road Project, where he explained why a transmission line remains within...
NIS contributor base expands by 41% amid economic growth
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has expanded its contributor base by 41 per cent over the past five years, reflecting the significant growth in...
BIT training surpasses annual target
The Board of Industrial Training (BIT) has already surpassed its annual training target, reaching 3,310 Guyanese through 162 training projects across all 10 administrative...
Plane was forced to run off the runway due to animal incursion – Trans...
A Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) today explained that one of its planes was yesterday forced to run off the runway at Mabaruma as a...
Asphalt paving begins on new Wismar-Mackenzie Bridge
Asphalt paving has begun on the deck of the new Wismar-Mackenzie Bridge, marking another major step toward completing the US$35 million crossing in Region...
Port financing structure will determine refinery investment pace – Pres. Ali
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali said discussions during Guyana’s recent visit to Qatar centred on financing the Berbice deep-water port, even as the country...
Labourer remanded for killing Corentyne headteacher in hit-and-run
A 35-year-old Albion Sugar Estate labourer was today refused bail after being charged in connection with the fatal hit-and-run accident that claimed the life...
Commemorative stamp commissioned to mark 60th anniversary of Guyana’s admission to UN
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) Country Team in Georgetown, commissioned a commemorative postal stamp...
Guyana strengthening global partnerships to fight cancer – Dr Anthony
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has said that the Government of Guyana is strengthening partnerships with leading global health institutions as part of its...
Govt intensifying efforts to turn coconut waste into value-added products
The Government is intensifying efforts to turn coconut waste into value-added products, with a state-of-the-art processing facility set to be constructed in Region Two...
